Sep 15

Bagram inmates win right to challenge detention<br /> (AFP)<br />

AFP - For the first time, the United States is granting some 600 prisoners held in the US air base in Bagram the right to challenge their detention in the jail dubbed the Afghan Guantanamo, officials said Monday.

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Sep 15

Afghan war likely needs more U.S. troops: Mullen<br /> (Reuters)<br />

Reuters - The United States will probably need to deploy more troops to Afghanistan despite almost doubling the size of its force there this year, the top U.S. military officer said on Tuesday.

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Sep 15

Mullen says more forces needed for Afghan war<br /> (AP)<br />

AP - The top U.S. military officer says that winning in Afghanistan will probably mean sending more troops.

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Sep 15

Afghan embassy scandal compared to Abu Ghraib<br /> (AFP)<br />

AFP - Scandalous photographs of contractors at the US embassy in Kabul Monday could hurt US interests in the same way as images of abuse in Iraqi prisons, the head of a US investigating panel said Monday.

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Sep 15

Bagram inmates can challenge detention: Pentagon<br /> (AFP)<br />

AFP - The Pentagon is to give some 600 prisoners held in the US air base in Bagram, Afghanistan, the right to challenge their detention, Defense Department spokesman Bryan Whitman said Monday.

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